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Deputy Prime Minister of Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
नेपालको उप-प्रधानमन्त्री
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Incumbent Prakash Man Singh Bishnu Prasad Paudel since 15 July 2024
Style	The Right Honourable
Status	Deputy head of government
Abbreviation	DPM
Member of	Council of Ministers Pratinidhi Sabha
Reports to	Prime Minister of Nepal Pratinidhi Sabha
Nominator	Prime Minister of Nepal
Appointer	President of Nepal
Term length	At the president's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Subarna Shamsher Rana
Formation	27 May 1959; 65 years ago (27 May 1959)
Salary	रु77,640

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The deputy prime minister of Nepal (Nepali: नेपालको उप-प्रधानमन्त्री) is the deputy head of government of Nepal. The deputy prime minister is second in seniority in the Council of Ministers of Nepal. The deputy prime minister is the senior-most member of cabinet after prime minister in the Government of Nepal. The deputy prime minister presides and chairs the cabinet in the absence of prime minister.

Constitutional provisions

Remuneration

The remuneration of Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal as per Section 78 of 2015 Constitution of Nepal shall be as provided for by Federal Act. Until such an Act is formulated, it shall be as determined by the Government of Nepal.

Oath of office

The Deputy Prime Minister shall take the oath of office and secrecy before the President as per Section 80 of 2015 Constitution of Nepal.

Deputy Prime ministers of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal (2008–present)

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2022)

The following individuals have been officially appointed as deputy prime minister of Nepal since the country was declared a republic in 2008:

References

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10. "Thapa given formal farewell from ministries of energy, urban development". República. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
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12. "मन्त्रिपरिषद् विस्तारविरुद्ध सर्वोच्चको अन्तरिम आदेश : २० मन्त्री जिम्मेवारीमुक्त (आदेशको पूर्णपाठ)". अन्नपूर्ण पोस्ट (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
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